Claire Barrett
Claire Barrett is the Strategic Operations Editor for Sightline Media and a World War II researcher with an unparalleled affinity for Sir Winston Churchill and Michigan football.
All Stories By Claire
This sailor fought the Japanese at Pearl Harbor—with football pads on
As the first Japanese planes swept over Pearl Harbor, Ganitch’s focus shifted from the gridiron to the skies.
Who’s really in this iconic Vietnam War photo?
It has become one of the most enduring photographs of the Vietnam War.
New book highlights unit with the most WWII Medals of Honor in Europe
From North Africa to the liberation of Adolf Hitler's lair in Berchtesgaden, Germany, the men of the 3rd ID slogged through it all.
Death by dentures? John McCain Sr.’s WWII battles with teeth, toilets
The then-vice admiral suffered mightily, as had his forefather George Washington, in the dentistry department.
WWII vet’s memoir slated to be part of the next ‘Band of Brothers’
Along the same ilk as “Helmet for My Pillow” or “With the Old Breed,” Murphy’s account will feed the narrative of Apple TV+’s 'Masters of the Air.'
The Marine who was a duck (yes, an actual duck)
Meet the "Devil duck" who could drink like a Marine.
The Navy let Cher perform on ship in ‘89. It’s regretted it ever since
Bet the Navy wishes it could “Turn Back Time” on this decision.
That one time the US Navy torpedoed FDR
The USS William D. Porter endured a series of calamitous events during its brief history.
Army cadets raid Annapolis, steal the wrong goat from Navy
This year the cadets fumbled their mission. Hard.
Lest we forget… the handbrake: British vets crash armored vehicle into village memorial on Armistice Day
What was meant to be a somber day of reflection and remembrance in Cheshire, England was shattered — literally — for the wont of a handbrake.
